Description

Job Summary:

This person supports adults with developmental disabilities in their home through providing supervision, training, and other support services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Uphold the mission, values, policies, and procedures of Roundup Fellowship.
• Work cooperatively as a member of a staff team.
• Assure that a safe living environment is maintained for each resident.
• Provide supervision, training and support needed by program participants for completion of activities of daily living, and for ISSP goals and objectives.
• Monitor resident's self-administration of prescribed medications.
• Assist resident in the scheduling and attending of needed medical, dental or therapy appointments.
• Provide transportation for residents as needed.
• Complete and maintain required paperwork.
• Communicate with respect and tact as a professional with coworkers, and others.
• Assist resident in planning and implementing community activities.
• Participate in cleaning and maintaining the home/apartment with the resident, when appropriate. These tasks may include, but are not limited to vacuuming, laundry, dishes, meal preparation from a menu, organizing drawers and closets, cleaning ovens, washing windows, etc.
• Participate in staff meetings, mandatory training, and other meetings
• scheduled at the request of the Division Director or Team Leader.
• Participate in the organizations CQI process.
• Provide feedback to the management team when there are concerns about policies and procedures potentially re-traumatizing clients.
• Responsible for supporting and maintaining a physically and psychologically safe environment.
• Uphold principles of the trauma informed principles of Roundup Fellowship.
• Participate in training and events that specifically address the intersection of trauma with culture, history, race, gender, location, and language.
• Recognize the impact of vicarious trauma on the workforce and continually assess in supervision signs and symptoms of vicarious trauma as well as self-care plans.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisors including being "on-call" for resident in emergency.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High school diploma or GED with two years work experience with individuals with developmental disabilities OR One year of college level coursework with human service emphasis
• Ability to read, write and speak the English Language for required paperwork, testing and professional communications.
• Ability to do simple math calculation and analyze data.
• Valid Colorado Driver's License and proof of insurance.
• Satisfactory central registry and CBI records check.
• Able to work with minimal supervision.

Physical and Mental Demands:

• Requires enough range of physical strength, endurance, and mobility to assist in student activities and behavioral interventions.
• Requires adequate range of hearing and vision to properly supervise students.
• Requires mental flexibility, emotional stability, personal maturity, and creativity in dealing with difficult situations.